Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2018
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2018
052-18
Product Tanker
Around 29nm SW of Bonny Island
16.03.2018: 0810 UTC, Posn: 03:57.31N - 006: 52.39E, Around 29nm SW of Bonny Island, Nigeria.
Eight armed pirates in a small high-speed boat approached and fired upon a tanker underway. Master notified the onboard naval armed team, commenced evasive manoeuvres and all non-essential crew retreated to the citadel. Seeing the vessel hardening the pirates aborted and moved away. Nigerian Navy notified.
Eight armed pirates in a small high-speed boat approached and fired upon a tanker underway. Master notified the onboard naval armed team, commenced evasive manoeuvres and all non-essential crew retreated to the citadel. Seeing the vessel hardening the pirates aborted and moved away. Nigerian Navy notified.
16-03-2018
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